NYPD
Commissioner Ray Kelly
refers to the Mounted Unit as the '10 foot tall cops' because they are
able to see a distance of five city blocks from the backs of their
horses. Being a Mountie is not all parades and community policing, the
Mounties do make arrests and they are 'moving targets'. A
Mounted Officer has not only his or her own welfare to be concerned
about, but that of their mount as well.
Some NYPD horses have been
donated by the New York Daily News.
These horses bear the name 'Daily News' or 'Sunday News'
followed by the number of the donated horse.
Retired NYPD horses are now
adopted to carefully screened applicants who agree to provide a certain
type of environment and a defined standard of care. Younger
horses can be ridden, and older horses are wonderful companion horses.
It is a fallacy to think that police horses are 'bombproof.'
While they may be more tolerant of the busy city environment, any
horse will react to something that startles him.
Manes
& Tails
Organization has committed to adopting a retired NYPD horse.
Providing retired police horses with a permanent home is part of
our mission. Unlike some of our other rescues, the retired police
horses will never be free leased.
